Fernando Mendoza insists his focus remains squarely on the NFL Draft process. But the projected No. 1 overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner revealed a bit of his future during a TV interview Friday.<\/p>\n
While on The Pat McAfee Show, the former Indiana quarterback detailed the offensive systems he has studied in preparation for the next level. In doing so, Mendoza went out of his way to praise Klint Kubiak and the structure of the scheme associated with his coaching tree.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe actually had a little bit of a Kubiak, kind of McVay system,\u201d Mendoza said, citing his familiarity with outside zone runs, play action concepts and bootlegs. He also pointed to Kubiak\u2019s work with quarterbacks, including the recent development of Sam Darnold, as particularly impressive.<\/p>\n
The breakdown also shows Mendoza is way beyond his years in terms of football IQ. He’s able to recognize parts of the game other signal callers tend to gloss over at his age. He noted he was following Kubiak\u2019s offensive breakdowns well before reports linked him to the head coaching vacancy with the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n
Fernando Mendoza says on @TheHerd<\/a> that he was a huge fan of Tom Brady growing up:<\/p>\n \u201cI read the TB12 book. I was always big on preparation. Because, like Tom, I\u2019m not the biggest, I\u2019m not the fastest, I\u2019m not the strongest. But the edge is in the intellect and preparation.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/4VogMUSIaJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/28IDsgpH2m<\/a><\/p>\n